1970 expulsion of Italians from Libya

1970 expulsion of Italians from Libya
Date21 July – 7 October 1970
LocationLibya
MotiveTo "regain wealth stolen from the Libyan people by Italian oppressors"
Perpetrator Libyan Arab Republic
Organized byMuammar Gaddafi
Outcome20,000 Italians expelled from Libya

The expulsion of Italians from Libya took place following 21 July 1970, when the Libyan Revolutionary Command Council (RCC) issued a special law to "regain wealth stolen from the Libyan people by Italian oppressors", as stated by Muammar Gaddafi in a speech a few days later. With this law, Italians who had long lived in Libya were required to leave the country by October 1970.

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